END OF OVER:20 | 14 Runs | NZ-W: 189/3 | RR: 9.45
- Suzie Bates81 (61b)
- Maddy Green44 (20b)
- Marufa Akter4-0-40-0
- Salma Khatun4-0-38-0
Bangladesh must feel let down by the way their spinners finished. Almost all their spinners began economically but were not spared of Green's assault. Bates also was happy to target them and the batters were aided by some sloppy catching and fielding. How big a win can New Zealand register? Or do Bangladesh have it in them to hunt this down? Back soon with the reply.
4:27pm Fourth-highest total in the Women's T20 World Cup and what a time to get it, New Zealand! They were pushed back to the walls with their batting failures and have responded in stellar fashion. The experienced Bates carried her bat to finish unbeaten on 81 and scored 60 runs in the last five overs. It was all down to Green's blitz at the end.
Maddy Green: "The way they were bowling and the way Suzie batted, it allowed her to finish on a high. Just tried to get as many as we can. The aim is to finish on a high total and restrict them. Bates is quite tired, understandable given the running she did. Quickly got to get changed and come back on. Bates might be standing in the ring for a while (laughs). She was running hard and was awesome."
Saurabh M : "@Sudarshanan I said that they'll to 190 but you didn't post my comment ...fingers crossed to get it post now !!" Well done!
Marufa to bowl the final over of the innings.
END OF OVER:19 | 8 Runs | NZ-W: 175/3 | RR: 9.21
- Suzie Bates80 (59b)
- Maddy Green34 (16b)
- Salma Khatun4-0-38-0
- Nahida Akter4-0-37-0
END OF OVER:18 | 17 Runs | NZ-W: 167/3 | RR: 9.27
- Suzie Bates75 (55b)
- Maddy Green31 (14b)
- Nahida Akter4-0-37-0
- Salma Khatun3-0-30-0
Nahida replaces Marufa.
END OF OVER:17 | 8 Runs | NZ-W: 150/3 | RR: 8.82
- Maddy Green25 (11b)
- Suzie Bates64 (52b)
- Salma Khatun3-0-30-0
- Marufa Akter3-0-27-0
madhu: "Probably 180-185 will be the final score"
Shubham: "They will get to 178 here."